Research and figurative passive
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Romeo’s Final Speech and Research
English 8 students worked on their second of three days of research for their argumentative writing project. When we come back Tuesday, we'll have one final day of reading/research. English I Honors...
Writing the Paper, Reviewing Elliptical Construction, and Starting the Argument
English I students went over a quick review of elliptical construction in 3.5 and compared it to the first example we saw in 1.4 (the Mab speech). We noted two things: There is always a pattern in...
Figurative Language and the End of Act 3
English 8 students finished up a week-and-a-half reading of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech, looking especially at King's use of figurative language: Working together we saw that...
Projects and Ink
English I students began the Romeo and Juliet project in earnest, looking at how the song "Decoration Day" has similarities to the action of 3.1 in the play. The link for the English I class...
3.1 and Reading
English I students went through act 3 scene 1 today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUYi7FIAJdk Students noted that the situation for Romeo's and Juliet's love is now worse in several ways: The...
Soundtrack and Conclusions
English I students went over the project that we'll be completing with Romeo and Juliet. I provided students with a sample that we then analyzed in terms of Schaffer completeness and accuracy: The...
Watching and Inferring
Inferring and watching
Soliloquy and Inference
English I students looked at our first true soliloquy from Romeo and Juliet, which appears in 2.3 and introduces a new character, Friar Laurence. We first covered the elements of a soliloquy: a...
2021/2022 Q2 District Assessments
We will be having the district-mandated English benchmark for the second quarter on Wednesday 19 January. Although I am not certain, it's likely we will run a testing schedule that day. Below is a...
Balcony and Ladder
Shakespeare’s balcony and inference’s ladder
Winter Break 2021
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